Today's News

The Open Wheel Modified division returned to Lancaster Speedway on Saturday night, with Kyle Strickler securing the big win.

With the front row of Strickler and Hank Edwards,the fans were on their feet.

When the green flag dropped, it was Strickler powering to the lead, with Edwards on his bumper. Strickler and Edwards put distance between them and the rest of the field. The man on the move was rear starter Rob McLaughlin.

The congregation of First Baptist Church is mourning the loss of a pastor known for his beautiful voice and compassion for all people.

The Rev. Roy Barnes, 72, died Saturday at Springs Memorial Hospital.

Barnes served as minister of music at First Baptist for more than 33 years, retiring in 2006. But he continued to take singing tours with professional church musicians, and sang with local choirs and at funerals and weddings.

INDIAN LAND – Deborah Forbes wants Lancaster County officials to help save her community.

Forbes, a member of the advocacy group Friends of Indian Land, or FOIL, is still waiting for a solution to problems residents are having with concrete plants in the Highway 521 Perimeter Light Industrial Park. In December, her organization sent a letter of complaint to the county about problems the nearby residents in the Brookchase and Lakeview Landing neighborhoods are having with excessive noise, glare and pollution from the plants.

Just one week after announcing the elimination of 70 positions at its Lancaster office, Humana Inc. informed its employees Tuesday that more job cuts are expected.

Humana spokesman Mitch Lubitz confirmed there will be further job eliminations at the company’s Lancaster office, but said he could not give details about how many jobs would be cut or when those cuts would be made.